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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
15292400 CHULITNA RIVER NEAR TALKEETNA, AK
LOCATION - Lat 62°33'31", long 150°14'02" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 sec.32, T.29 S., R.5 W., Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK, Hydrologic Unit 19020502, (Talkeetna C-1 quad), on right bank, 0.5 mi downstream from Parks Highway bridge, 4.5 mi downstream from Troublesome Creek, 18 mi upstream from mouth, and 16 mi northwest of Talkeetna.
DRAINAGE AREA - 2,520 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - February 1958 to September 1972 and annual maximum, water years 1973-77, 1979. May 1980 to July 1986, annual maximum 1987. June 2012 to October 15, 2014. October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2016.
REMARKS - Discharge measured previously (water years): 1958-60, 1965-73, 1980-85, 1998, 2002-06, 2012-2014, 2016. GOES satellite telemetry at site.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of August 19, 2006, reached a stage of 26.7 ft, present datum, from floodmarks, estimated discharge, 100,000 ft³/s.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1958-59, 1967-72, 1980-86, and May 2012 to October 15, 2014. May 5, 2016 to October 5, 2016.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: May 1982 to July 1986 (seasonal), and May 2012 to September, 2014. May 5, 2016 to October 5, 2016.
TURBIDITY: May 2012 to September, 2014 (seasonal).
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 11.5°C , June 13-15, and 30, 1986, but may have been higher during periods of missing record; Minimum, 0.0°C many days during fall, winter, and spring.
TURBIDITY: Maximum recorded, 1160 FNU, September 15, 16, and 17, 2014, but may have been higher during periods of missing record; minimum, 23 FNU, October 11, 2013.
